Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Fortuna Dusseldorf will look to defend their three-goal lead in the tie with Bochum when the two teams face each other at Merkur Spiel-Arena on Monday evening. Die Fortunen rolled over Bochum 3-0 in the first leg, but boss Daniel Thioune must warn his men against complacency. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but both Jamil Siebert and Sima Suso remain in the recovery room.
The visitors, on the other hand, face an uphill task in the reverse fixture. As Heiko Butscher’s troops have no other option but to go all guns blazing at Dusseldorf, we are tempted to bet on both teams to score. You should bear in mind that over 2.5 goals have been netted in each of the previous four meetings between the two sides. The likes of Esser, Kwarteng, Soares, and Tolba miss out with injuries, while Philipp Forster remains on the sidelines through illness, speaking of the away team.
Highlighted Team (Dusseldorf):
Founded on May 5, 1985, Fortuna Dusseldorf are a German side that compete in Bundesliga . The Fingeraner welcome their rivals at their Espirit Arena, the venue that was opened in 2004. The capacity of the stadium is 54,600, but the venue did not host 2016 FIFA World Cup games.
Fortuna Dusseldorf play home games in red shirts and red shorts, with the team wearing white shirts with red stripes and white shorts on the travels. The club did well to win the Western German championship in 1931 and two years later they lifted the trophy in the German championship, which is considered their biggest success.
Speaking of the German Cup, Fortuna Dusseldorf won the DFB-Pokal twice (1979, 1980), while making it to the final of the competition in 1937, 1957, 1958, 1962 and 1978. The likes of Paul Janes, Anton Turek, Stanislaus Kobierski, Klaus Allofs, Ernst Albrecht and Erich Juskowiak are some of notable footballers who played for the Fingeraner in the past.